#319 Träskor – Clogs (29/365)

En avgjutning av Sveriges mest berömda (?) träskor. Ett antal berömda människor har fått sina skor avgjutna och ställda på en bro i Malmö.

Replica of maybe the most famous clogs (?) in Sweden – worn by a famous actor in his movies. Many famous actors has got replicas of their shoes standing on a bridge in Malmoe.

 

# 249 Selfie (17/365)

Selfie är inget jag brukar ta…men såhär från ryggsäckssidan går det bra! Jag bland de andra träna…

Selfie is nothing for me…but this backpacking hiker is OK!

 

 

# 336 Utväxt – Outgrowth (13/365)

En utväxt på ett träd är oftast en ticka av någon sort. Trädet kanske är på väg att dö eller är redan dött. Den här boken är gammal, men har ett levande skott kvar utanför bild.

This outgrowth is a shelf fungus – often occurring on dying or dead trees. This old beech has still got some life in it though, but not showing in this picture.

 

 

WP Weekly Photo Challenge: Warmth

Warmth can be interpreted in several ways… My choices are from a hot beach reflected in a warm window and what the warmth of Totti’s body did to our frosty lawn.

 

Travel Theme: Slow

Slow is the theme for Ailsa this week…I guess the photos could speak for themselves!

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Joints and/or Things You Enjoy

First of all I would like to thank you, Cee, for being featured last week! I’m honoured!

This week is a bit more grim…for Joints I cannot stop thinking of my visit to Rome and the Crypt of the Capuchins.

My reaction on entering this ossuary, was at first a bit violent…but after walking the thirty metre long corridor with all niches decorated with human bones and skulls, the hanging lamps made of vertebrae and whole skeletons standing watch – I got used to it and could almost admire the fantastic patterns once made by the monks. I read somewhere that the bones of about 4000 monks were used to build this scenery, starting in the 17th century and finished not until the end of the 19th century.

”What you are now, we once were; what we are now, you shall be.” This is the memento mori written down here, in three languages.

 

As no one was allowed to take photos, I bought some cards and photographed them instead. This is the Crypt of Skulls.

 

 

 

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More style…and tasty things

More style – food!

Clothes and accessories

Art, toys and peculiarities

Necessary beauties…

Old remedies…

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bark or Leaves

From Ostia Antica are my photos for Cee’s Challenge, Bark or Leaves. It fascinates me how well they melt together – the old ruins and the trees. The bark of those pine trees seem to continue into the man made work, and the lush ivy seem to have grown out of the brickwork. Perfect marriages.

 

Mobile Rome…

Cell phones…love and hate, communicator and destroyer of Real communication…

Contemplating Rome

Walking from early morning to late night in this eternal city – Rome – I noticed that an important piece of that special mood and atmosphere … is in its people. I was surprised to see how many men and women who actually were just sitting, silently reading a book or a paper – or just contemplating. Life. Stillness. Movement. Not only old people were engaged in this…yes, I admit to feeling a spark of hope and joy every time. Maybe 95 per cent were either playing with their phones or eating …but…Maybe the Book will not die, Maybe…there is still Hope for us to Slow Down and Feel. Just letting go, and just Be.